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October 2009 Vol 64 Supplement III

Vol 64 Supplement III Pages iii1–iii55 THORAX October 2009

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Guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults: update 2009
British Thoracic Society Community Acquired Pneumonia in Adults Guideline Group

AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

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Volume 64 Issue Suppl III | THORAX October 2009

BTS guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults: update 2009
Journal of the British Thoracic Society

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Editor-in-Chief J A Wedzicha (UK) Editor S L Johnston (UK) Associate Editors J S Brown (UK) P M A Calverley (UK) M Dusmet (UK) J S Elborn (N Ireland) A J Fisher (UK) J MFitzGerald (Canada) J A Fleetham (Canada) N M Foley (UK) I Hall (UK) R Hubbard (UK) J R Hurst (UK) D A Lomas (UK) D M Mannino (USA) F D Martinez (USA) C Robertson (Australia) B Schonhofer (Germany) G A Silvestri (USA) G I Town (New Zealand) M K B Whyte (UK)

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Synopsis of recommendations Section 1 Introduction
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Scope of these guidelines IntroductionDefinitions What is the target end user audience? What patient populations are we including and excluding? What changes have happened in the area of CAP since the 2004 guidelines? Guidelines Committee membership How the evidence was assimilated into the guidelines Grading of recommendations

iii15 Section 4 Clinical features
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Can the aetiology of CAP be predicted from clinical features?Specific clinical features of particular respiratory pathogens CAP in elderly patients: are risk factors and clinical features different? Aspiration pneumonia

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